Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2009 [Paperback]

Roger Ebert (Author)

Book Description

Series: Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook | Publication Date: November 18, 2008

Nobody has been more important in telling Americans why we should love film than Roger Ebert." --Michael Shamberg, Editor and Publisher

Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic Roger Ebert presents more than 650 full-length critical movie reviews, along with interviews, essays, tributes, film festival reports, and Q and As from Questions for the Movie Answer Man.

Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2009 collects more than two years' worth of his engaging film critiques. From Bee Movie to Darfur Now to No Country for Old Men, and from Juno to Persepolis to La Vie en Rose, Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2009 includes every review Ebert has written from January 2006 to June 2008.

Also included in the Yearbook, which boasts 65 percent new content, are:

* Interviews with newsmakers, such as Juno director Jason Reitman and Jerry Seinfeld, a touching tribute to Deborah Kerr, and an emotional letter of appreciation to Werner Herzog.

* Essays on film issues, and tributes to actors and directors who died during the year.

* Daily film festival reports from Cannes, Toronto, Sundance, and Telluride.

* All-new questions and answers from his Questions for the Movie Answer Man columns.

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About the Author

Roger Ebert is the Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times and cohost of the national television program Ebert and Roeper. His reviews are syndicated internationally in more than 200 newspapersin the United States and Canada.

rogerebert.suntimes.com --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 944 pages
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing; Original edition (November 18, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0740777459
• ISBN-13: 978-0740777455
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,021,934 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Roger Ebert is the Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic from the Chicago Sun-Times. His reviews are syndicated to more than 200 newspapers in the United States and Canada. The American Film Institute and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago have awarded him honorary degrees and the Online Film Critics Society named his Web site (rogerebert.com) the best online movie review site

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5.0 out of 5 stars More Wonderful Reviews, December 30, 2008

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Another great collection of reviews by Mr. Ebert. I love his writing style, because it's easy to read, and easy to understand where he's coming from, even if you don't agree. That alone makes him a rare find.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Movie Reference, May 27, 2009

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This book on movie reviews provided all the information I was looking for and more. It is well written, and I agree with most of the reviews that were in this review

William Longpre
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great reviews, April 30, 2011

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Take it with you to the video rental store or before you buy a movie. In depth well written reviews.